Lathe



March 27, 1928.

G. D. SUNDSTRAND March 21,.. `192s.

G. D. SUNDSTRAND LATHE Filed July v. 192s 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 21,1928.

UNITED STATES- GUs'rAF DAVID sUNns'rrmND, or nocmsoan, iLLINoIs, AssrGNon lro sUNDs'rRAND MACHINE TOOL C07., OFBOGKFORD,

ILLINOIS, CORPORATIOITOF ILLINOIS.

Larme.

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The invention relates to the manufacture of parts requiring a substantial amount of machine worksuch, for example as pistons, universal joint crosses, bushings and rings 6 of various types, and similar small parts, and has particular reference to a lathe adapted to perform a number of separate operations simultaneously or 'substantially so.

1U The present. invention is especially directed to the provision, in a lathe of the character indicated, of a tool carrier which is adapted to move a cutting tool into engagement with the work in such-a manner as lf to produce a special configuration not possible of attainment by a tool travelling in a rectilinear path.

A further object of the invention is to y provide in a lathe a rigid support 2U guide member in the nature of a template with which al tool carrier moving relative to the work may oact to effect the desired configuration. .Y c Still another objectof the invention is to 25 provide a special tool carrier of the type indicated which is operatively associated with a main tool carriage for movement therewith.

In the accompanying drawings I have 3 lshown by way of illustration a preferred embodiment of the invention. but it willfbe understood that it is contemplated that' other and equivalent means may be devised by those skilled in* the art'without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

Figure 1 of'thedrawings is a front elevational view of a lathe embodying my invention. Fig. 1al is a fragmentary detail view showing a partv of the drive mechanism. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view takenV substantially in the plane of line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Eig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the parts shown. in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken substantially in the plane of line 4--4of Fig. 2 and illustrating the coaction of theV tool carrier and template. Fig. 5 is a similar view but illustrating a slightly different form of template. Fig. 6 'is a fragmentary. vertical sectional view illustrating the construction of the forward end of the tool carrier.

I have vhereinshown` and will describe my invention as app 'ed to the machining of body. 11 of substantial foraV sufficient length to allow for any necessary 24 adjustable in the usual i923. serial No. 650,174.

internal combustion engine pistons, the special tool carrier being especially adapted to face the closed end of the piston. VAs herein shown, the lathe comprises a hollow base upon which is' supported a' height at -one end forming in effect a column andflowe'r at its other Vendto form a bed. The upper portion of the column forms a stationary`r headstock 12in which a work-supporting spindle 13 is journalled, and above the spindle is mounted a shaft 14 which extends longitudinally over the bed. This shaft ismade of substantial size, forming a rigid overarm, and is securely clamped in the extreme upper end of the column bymeans of a split bearing 15 formed integral with the headstock and having clamping bolts 16.\ j

At the opposite end of the bed I provide a tailstock 17 which is so mounted as to constitute a connection between the overarm and the lathe bed. Thus the tailstock has in its. upper portion a. split bearing 18 equipped with clamping bolts 19 whereby the tail stock may be rigidly clamped upon the overarm. Also 'the tailstock has a depending portion- 20 having .a hub 20a' which is admounted upon a stud 21 projecting justab' y outwardly from the bed. The stud 21 is of adjustment of the tailstock. 21a are spacer sleeves or collars which may be placed on the stud 21 at either or both sides of the hub 20a. 21b isa nut on the outer end of the 'stud 21 for clamping said hub and the series of spacer sleeves against the end of the bed. This construction hile providing an efecltual support for the tail'stock `also provides a support for the free end of the overarm. The .tailstock may be provided with a center way by means of a hand wheel 25 and arranged tobe locked by the clamping screw 26.

' The spindle 13 may be provided with suitable means for holding the work A, herein shown as a piston. I have shown in the present instance for this purpose a chuck 27 of a well known character.

Preferably the overarm 14 is adjustable longitudinally in the headstock through the medium of a rack -14 and pinion 14", the latterbeing operative by a cross bar 14.

Enclosed within the base 10'is an electric motor 28 which I prefer to employ as the source of'power. This motor is connected nc with the spindle 13 by means of a pulley 29, a belt 30, a pulley 31 mounted upon a shaft 32, and a pair of intermeshing gears 37. One of these gears is fastened upon the shaft 32 and the other is mounted upon a parallel shaft 38 which alsocarries a worm 40 meshing'with a worm wheel 41 fast upon the spindle 13. A suitable shifting clutch (not herein shown) having' an operating handle 39 (Fig. 1) may be interposed between the pulley 31 and its driving connection with the spindle.

Movable longitudinally of the'lathe bed, in a Idirection parallel to the spindle, is a front tool 'carriage 42 mounted upon suitable ways 42 and having a saddle 46 mounted thereon for transverse movement. The saddle in turn may support a tool holder (not herein shown) adapted to carry tools which in the longitudinal movement of the carriageserve to turn the outer peripheryof the work Also mounted upon the lathe bed is a rear tool carriage 50 (Fig. 2) carrying a table 52 adjustable longitudinally of the bed and in turn supporting a tool holder 54 adjustable transversely of the bed. As shown in-Fig. 2, the rear toolI carriage 50 is mounted upon a plate 55 providing undercut ways 56 adapted to be engaged by gibplates 56a upon the carriage.

The mechanism for moving lthe 'carriages 42 and 50 is actuated from a common drive means including aishaft 57 mounted trans-v versely in the body 11 and operatively connected with the spindle 13 by means of ay chain and sprocket connection 58 (Fig. 1), changel speed gears`59, a shaft 60, a worm 61 and a worm wheel 62, the latter being fast upon the forward end of the shaft 57.

The means for moving` thecarriage is -actuated from the .shaft 57 and comprises a pair of spur gears 63 (Fig...1a), one of which is fast on the shaft 57, bevel gears 64, and a vertical shaft 65 (Fig. 2).v 0n the upper end of the latter is fast a crank arm 66 carrying a roller 67 which engages with or parallel with t the carriage 50 through the medium of a depending portionf68 operating in a suitable aperture provided in the plate 56. The depending portion 68 is constructed to provide a groove extendin longitudinally or the bed he work spindle. Beneath with a. gear housing for the shaft 65 and 4associated parts, the upper end of. said housing being'shaped to provide a closed charnher 66a 1n which the crank arm 66 and'its associated parts may operate.

Preferably the crank arm 66 is solarranged that in the initial forward movement 'of the rearl tool carriage 50, the rate of travel is relatively rapid as compared to the final movement when .the crank arm approaches its foremost position (Fig. 2). I

accenti ofthe piston, While the operation of facing the closed end ofthe piston, as hereinafter set forth, is performed during the rapid movement of the carriage.

The front carriagel 42 is also actuated from the shaft 57 through the medium of a-pinion 69 and rack 70 (Fig. 1), the former being fast upon the shaft 57 and the latter rigid with the lower edge of the carriage. A block 71 is mounted for longitudinal adjustment at the lower edge of the carriage 42 in a groove 72 and has a forwardly projecting pin 71a arranged to engage with a means for'stopping the feeding operation 'at a predetermined point in the travel of the carriage. This means comprises a latch member 3 normallysupporting the free end of a lever 7 4 pivoted at 75 and having rigid therewith an arm 76 which pivotally sup-v vas is also the front tool carriage, when this tripping operation takes place, the entire feeding mechanism is brought to a stop. To.

restore the parts to their initial position the shaft 57 mayv be actuated through the medium of a hand wheel 78. y

The special or auxiliary tool carrier which l have provided in the present instance" for facing the closed end or crown of the piston, is operatively associated with the rear tool carriage 50 for movement therewith.l This Carrier comprises mainly a member in the form of a bell-crank lever having an arm 79 (Figs. 2 and 3) the rear end of which is mounted upon a pivot pin 80 carried by a lll-shaped bracket 81. The latter is bolted upon the rear end of thecarria-ge 50 at one side thereof. The other or forward end of the arm 79 is constructed to provide a head 82 (Fig. 6) which is slotted as at 83 to receive a cutting tool b adapted to b e secured in position by a pair of screws 85.

86 designates a guide plate or template secured as by means of screws 87 (Fig. 2)v

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head 90 for receiving the overarm 14. This head is provided with a pair of clamping Y screws 91 whereby the support may be made fast upon the overarm.-

Upon' the extreme forward end of the arm 79 I provide a roller 92 adapted to engage with the ltemplate 86. This roller is carried by a stud 93 mounted in a forwardly projecting portion of the head 82 and screwthreaded .at its upper end to receive a nut 94 having aset screw 95. The extreme upper yend of the stud 93 is cprovided with a socket 96 into which depen s a stem 97 of a disk 98; and as shown clearly in Fig. 6, the support 88 is constructed so as to provide an enlarged bearing surface 98a upon its underside against which the disk 98 may slide in the transverse reciprocation of the tool carrier.

It will be apparent that by this construction, not lonly is the overarm utilized as a means for holding the tool to the work, but

.other cutting strainsdue to the rotation of the work are transmitted directly through the support 88 to the overarm. The enlarged lower end of the support, moreover, serves as a guard to protect the roller and template from dust and dirt.

The means which I provide for causing the rollerk 92 on the free end of the carrier to follow the outline of the template 86 comprises a coiled expansion spring 99 (Fig.

3) interposed between the bracket 81 on the one hand 'and the carrier on the other hand. To this end the bracket is provided .with a laterally extending portion 100 carrying at its free end a. stud l101 adjustable by means of a screw 102 to vary the tension of the spring; and the other arm 103 of the bell crank forming the carrier is arranged in opposed relation to the arm 100. The arm the usual way. Furthermore,

1.03 carries at its free end a stud 104 which coacts with the stud 101 to retain the spring 99 in position.

In Fig. 5 ofthe drawings I have shown the template 86a in a form somewhat different from the template 86 shown in Fig. 4

.to conform with a different configuration to be imparted to the piston crown.

- It will be observed that by providing the overarm 14 I have made it possible to move a cutting tool in a non-rectilinear pathwhile holding it in cutting engagement with thework with as much rigidity as though the tool were supported upon the lathe bed in to take an additional cut the template and its support may be readily moved into parallel positions toward the work by releasing thel clamping y bolts 16 and 19 and then adjusting the overupon the bed arm 14. At the same time I have gained the advantage of simplicity in construction, rendering it unnecessary to provide ways to support such a tool and rendering it possible' to utilize t-he lathe bed in supportingother cutting tools without interference by the auxiliary tool. The con- 'further advantage work of producing heavier cuts,

which I employ is advantageous, because the strains in the cutting both such as are in a direction as those incistruction moreover, operation, away from the work as well dent to the rotation thereof, vare borne most entirely by the overarm, therear tool carriage bein utilized essentially as a mrans for fe ing the tool to the Work. A due to the association of the auxiliary carrier with the rear tool car'- riage results from the use of the crank feed for this carriage, which operates to move l the carriage initially` ata relatively high speed and finally as the crank approaches its extreme forward position, at a relatively slow speed. Thus, the arrangement may be suchl that while travelling at a high speed the less diiiicult operation of facing the end of the work may be performed, and while the carriage is moving at a slowspeed lthe such as forming 4grooves in the `periphery work, or Asimilar operations, may be performed.

The general construction of the lathe herein illustrated is claimed in my application Serial No. 591,038, filed September 27, 1922.

I claim as my invention:

1. A lathe having a carriage, on the carriage, a bell crank lever pivotally mounted on, the carriage and having one arm extending in opposed relation to the bracket., and another arm adapted to support a tool at its free end, means providing a template with which the free end of said tool-carrying arm is adapted to coact, andA 3. A lathe having an overarm, means for` rotatably supporting the work below vand on an axis parallel with the overarm, a carriage mounted for reciprocation transversely of the workfaxis, a tool carrier on said carriage and. including a member mounted to swing on a vertical axis and adapted to carry a cutting tool, a roller on said pivoted member, 'a support carried by the overarm and having a portion depending to a point adjacentsaid roller, and a template located between the supportr and said roller and secured to thel support.

4.l A lathe having an overarm,

of the.

a. 'bracketu means for' iso rotatably supporting the work below and on an axis parallel with the overarm, a carriage mounted for reciprocation transversely of the work axis, a tool carrier on said carriage including a member mounted to swing on `a vertical axis and adapted to carry a cutting tool, a roller on said pivoted member, a support carried by then overarm and having a portionl depending to a point adjacent said roller, a template located between the support and said iollerand secured to the support, said support also having a flat bearing surface disposed in a plane above the template, and a bearing member carried by the pivoted member adapted slidably to engage said bearing surface.

5. In a lathe,the combination of a carriage, means for moving the carriage including a crank adapted to impart first a relatively high speed to the carriage and linally a relatively slow speed, a tool holder rigidly v'inounted on .the carriage, and an auxiliary tool carrier mounted on the carriage to swing on a vertical axis, the tools carried by the first and Vsecond mentioned holders being arranged to voperate respectively while thel Icarriage is moving at a relatively high and low speed. j

'6. A lathe having, in combination, a bed, lmeans for rotatably supporting the work, as, for example, a piston, a front carriage on the bed, a rear tool carriage on the bed, a tool carrier pivotally mounted on the rear tool carriage, atool on the forward end of said carrierfor facing the closed end of the piston, an overarm, a templet secured to the overarm adjacent to the closed end of the piston, a parten said overarm having a horiv zontal bearing surface on its lower side adv forwardendof the tool carrier, Singen `said tool carrier to hold said roller jacent to' the closed end of the piston, a roller on the forward portion of the tool carrier, a spring acting on said tool carrier to hold said roller in engagement with the templet, said roller being between the facing tool and. the templet, whereby the pressure of the work against the tool is resisted by the templet, and a part on the forward end of saidtool carrier arranged to slide in engagement with said horizontal bearing surfacefto resist the upward pressure of the work.

.7. Alathe havingin combination, a bed, means for rotatably supporting the work, a front carriage on the bed, a rear tool carriage on the bed, a tool carrier pivotally mounted' on the rear tool carriage, a tool on the forward end of said carrier, an overarm, a templet secured tothe overarm adjacent to the work, a part on said overarm having a horizontal bearing surface on its lower side adjacent to the work, a roller on the a spring actinen'gagement with the templet,`and a partl on., the orwardl end of saidtool carrier ar-u recaen thev forwardportion of the tool carrier, aA

spring acting on said tool carrier to hold I said roller in engagement with the templet, and a part on the forward end of said tool carrier arranged to slide in engagement with said horizontal bearing surface to resist the -upward pressure of the work.

9. A lathe having, in combination, a bed,

means for rotatably supporting the work, al

front carriage on the bed, a rear tool car-4 riage on the bed, a tool carrier pivotally mounted on the rear tool carriage, a templet supportedadjacent to the work, a part having a horizontal bearing surface on its lower side adjacent to the work, means on the forward portion of the tool carrier to engage the templet, and a part on the forward end of said tool carrier arranged to slide in engagement with said horizontal bearing surface to resist the upward pressure of the work. f

10. Alathe having, in combination, a bed,v

means for rotatably supporting the work, a tool carriage movable transversely of lthe bed, a tool carrier pivotally mounted on the carriage, a templet mounted adjacent to the work `for 'adjustment axially of the work and having a guide face parallel to the surface of the work when finished, a part supported 0n said bed independently of said carriage having ahorizontal bearing surface adjacent` to and above the work, means on the tool-carry ing end of the tool carrier to engage the.

templet, and a partl on the tool-carrying end of said toolcarrier arranged to slide in enaov gagement with said horizontal bearing suri face to resist the pressure of the work.

Alll A lathe having, in combination, a bed, means for rotatably supporting the work, a carriage movable transversely of the bed, a tool carrier movably mounted on said carriage, av tool on said carrier, an overarm, a* part secured on said overarm adjacent to the work, atemplet'secured to said to the work, said art having a horizontal bearing surface adjacentfto the work, means arrier to engage the on one end of said tool templet, and a parto the tool carrier arranged to slide in engagement with said horizontal bearing surface to resist pressure of the work. l i

` 12. A lathe having, in combination, a bed, means for rotatably supporting the work, a

tool carriage movable transversely of the part adjacent bed, a tool carrier movably mounted on the carriage, means arallel to contour nished and mounted. for adjustment to\ wards and from the Work, means to eng the toolfcarrying end of said tool-earner to resist the pressure o the work, said guide age means and said engaging means being supported-on the bed independently of the tool 1 0 carriage and-above the tool carrying end of the tool carrier. v v In testimony whereof, I haveA hereunto aiixed my signature. Y,

. GUSTAF DAVIDsnNn-STRANn 

